Make Outcomes your Big Idea: Using Outcomes to Refocus Social Care Practice and Information

This paper explores how a research-based understanding of outcomes in social care can be incorporated into practice. Drawing on research by the Social Policy Research Unit and the practical experience of North Lincolnshire Social Services Department, this paper highlights how culture change and the...

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Published in:Journal of integrated care (Brighton, England) England), 2004-10, Vol.12 (5), p.13-19
Main Authors: Ball, Stephen, Mudd, Judith, Oxley, Marie, Pinnock, Mike, Qureshi, Hazel, Nicholas, Elinor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Culture Change
Outcomes
Performance Review
Practice
Social Care
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Summary:This paper explores how a research-based understanding of outcomes in social care can be incorporated into practice. Drawing on research by the Social Policy Research Unit and the practical experience of North Lincolnshire Social Services Department, this paper highlights how culture change and the involvement of stakeholders are key to using outcomes ideas as a motivational framework for service improvement.
ISSN:1476-9018
2042-8685
DOI:10.1108/14769018200400035